Quibble
English Meaning
A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
- To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.
- To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.
- A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.
- Archaic A pun.